It takes the average reader 8 hours and 45 minutes to read British Playwrights, 1956-1995 by William W. Demastes
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The year 1956 marked a point when British drama and theater fell into the hands of a group of young playwrights who revolutionized the stage. During that time, playwrights such as Samuel Beckett and Harold Pinter made the British theater as rich, varied, and vital as any national theater in history. This reference chronicles the history of British theater from 1956 to 1995 by providing detailed information about the playwrights of that period. Included are entries for some three dozen British playwrights active between 1956 and 1995. Entries are arranged alphabetically to facilitate use. Each entry supplies biographical information, the production history for particular plays, a survey of the playwright's critical reception, an assessment of the dramatist's work, and primary and secondary bibliographies. A selected, general bibliography at the end of the volume directs the reader to important sources of additional information about this period in theater history.
British Playwrights, 1956-1995 by William W. Demastes is 515 pages long, and a total of 131,325 words.
This makes it 174% the length of the average book. It also has 160% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 11 hours and 57 minutes to read British Playwrights, 1956-1995 aloud.
British Playwrights, 1956-1995 is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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